Did you have your strong hatred for Kentucky at that time, or did that come later?

I was in the Army during the Duke game but I was at home with my (at the time) new wife. The UNC-Michigan game took place a few months after I left the Army.

Kentucky hatred came later. It really started when I went to see the Regional finals UNC vs Kentucky in Birmingham. Can't remember the year but it was Dean vs Pitino and the crowd was about 75% UK fans and they were the most obnoxious fans I have ever seen. EVERY call was whined about, no matter if it was an obvious foul, etc... almost got into it with a guy sitting in front of me, but his friends wisely told him to shut up. Best part was that over the last couple of minutes wallace and stackhouse had about 5 dunks and I yelled all the way back to the car. Fun experience, but since that day UK basketball fans rank up there with Ohio State football fans as the most annoying asshats on the planet.

i got pretty many i was in attendance when derek jeter hit a homerun for his 3000 hits. i was in phillie when joe carter got his 2000 hits. i saw mark mcgwire take batting practice in phillie and than hit a centerfield upperdeck shot in the game. barry bonds hitting a hr and next time up rickey bo who just got in the game plunk him in the ass on the first pitch, rickey bo got a black eye and an ejection for his trouble. i was there when tom tresh hit 3 hrs in one game and on and on.

not as big a deal but i was at yesterday's yankee game and bore witness to derek jeter getting his 3141 st hit tying tony gwynn for 17 th on the all-time hit list.

My friends can tell how the Dodgers are doing by my mood...The dodgers got swept by the gay SF Giants... I was the meanest fuck for like 2 days... and i keep off of sports center

C'mon, you know that's how baseball goes. The best will rise over the course of the 162, but they're always going to lose 60+ games, and to crappy teams at that. All the crap that you see that costs a game levels out and they get it back over the season.

Then the playoffs arrives and it's a combination of timing, luck, and skill.

Getting into the SABR side of the game has dulled the season for me. That, and the fact that the Yankees have been a ridiclous 82% chance of making the playoffs in ST for the past decade or so.

In other words, I can't get too emotional over the regular season these days.

C'mon, you know that's how baseball goes. The best will rise over the course of the 162, but they're always going to lose 60+ games, and to crappy teams at that. All the crap that you see that costs a game levels out and they get it back over the season.

Then the playoffs arrives and it's a combination of timing, luck, and skill.

Getting into the SABR side of the game has dulled the season for me. That, and the fact that the Yankees have been a ridiclous 82% chance of making the playoffs in ST for the past decade or so.

In other words, I can't get too emotional over the regular season these days.

I know.. but as a dodger fan, this season is a bit more critical for me. I went in with an unhealthy amount of Optimism. So im overly emotionally invested this season.